Oral Liquid l-Thyroxine (l-T4) May Be Better Absorbed Compared to l-T4 Tablets Following Bariatric Surgery

Drug malabsorption is a potential concern after bariatric surgery. We present four case reports of hypothyroid patients who were well replaced with thyroxine tablets to euthyroid thyrotropin (TSH) levels prior to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. These patients developed elevated TSH levels after the surgery, the TSH responded reversibly to switching from treatment with oral tablets to a liquid formulation.

• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Obesity Surgery

• Publication date

  2013-07-04

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1007/s11695-013-1015-yPMID 23824980PMCID 3726924
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